BrightStar Senior Living

BrightStar Senior Living has reevaluated growth plans for its franchise-based model since its formation five years ago. Gurnee, Illinois-based BrightStar Care is one of the largest providers of home care in the nation, with more than 300 locations in 37 states. The first assisted living and memory care community from the company opened in Madison, Wisconsin, in […]

In 2015, national home care provider BrightStar Care launched a senior living business under a franchising model. Now, ground soon will be broken on the second BrightStar Senior Living location, and the company is refining its operations and brand identity under a clinical leader with a Brookdale pedigree. The debut property for Gurnee, Illinois-based BrightStar […]

Wine cellars, pizza ovens and other high-end amenities typically seen in the hospitality sector have been making a splash in senior living in recent years, but these may be just the tip of the iceberg of what’s to come. Former hospitality leaders are making a noteable mark on the industry, and they are showing that there […]

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One of the nation’s largest home care companies soon could be a leading, innovative senior living brand as well. BrightStar Senior Living is planning a five-year, 100-property pipeline of assisted living communities to be built and operated through a franchising format—which the company has used to grow its longtime home care business. Since its founding […]

The impending wave of baby boomers into the senior population will bring more than just massive numbers of potential residents. This isn’t merely a question of bulk. It’s a question of breadth, with a wider range of seniors becoming inherently trickier to serve.

Health care costs for seniors are soaring, health levels are plateauing and experts across the care continuum are searching for fixes to both. The answer could be found by going back to the basics in medical care.